Risk of suicide after long-term follow-up from bariatric surgery

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 123, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1036-1042

  Tindle, Hilary A ^a   Omalu, Bennet ^b   Courcoulas, Anita ^a   Marcus, Marsha ^a   Hammers, Jennifer ^c   Kuller, Lewis H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Office of Chief Medical Examiner New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Public health; Suicides

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; PENNSYLVANIA; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049421954     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.06.016     Document Type: Article

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